NY WATERWAYS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2007

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	1	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	2	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SHER & BLACKWELL LLP	—	11

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	8
Maritime Administration (MARAD)	8
SENATE	8
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)	8
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	9
Animals	Animals	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1

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